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"Can you outrun my dashing speed!?"
—Pluto, Mega Man & Bass database

Pluto (プルート Purūto) is one of the second four Stardroids that Mega Man must fight in Mega Man V. Pluto was designed for jungle combat, and as his appearance suggests, he has very quick reflexes and is agile like a feline. Dr. Wily later used Pluto's design schematics as the inspiration for Slash Man's design. His main weapon is the Break Dash, which allows him to dash at supersonic speed over short distances and temporarily become immune to damage while doing so. Pluto can also slash enemies up close with the claws on his knuckles, cling onto walls, and fire two types of energy shots from his hands: shockwave/fireball-type projectiles and a bigger homing shot.

Despite his appearance, Pluto dislikes the cold. He enjoys taking care of his claws with regular manicures and sometimes tries his hand at nail art as well, but he is somewhat vain and gets annoyed when his claws get damaged in combat, and he dislikes pedicures due to his feet not having nails. He does not get along with Mercury, one possible reason being because he is weak to Mercury's weapon, the Grab Buster.

Physical Description[]

Pluto resembles a cat/human hybrid. He has catlike ears, a purple tail, and purple hands and "boots." His hands each have 3 claws protruding from their knuckles, allowing him to slash at his foes. His chest is covered in a white fur pelt with a golden four-pointed star on the front. He has white fur on his "boots." His Break Dash attack surrounds him with flames that obscure his body and seem to serve as a shield against all attacks.

Mega Man V[]

Pluto mug

Pluto's stage selected in Mega Man V.

Pluto is part of the second wave of four Stardroids, and defeating him rewards Mega Man with Break Dash.

Attack pattern[]

Although Pluto follows a set attack order, his attacks are a bit tricky to avoid. He first starts out by shooting a small energy wave twice, each at different elevations of high or low. The lower fireball can be dodged by jumping, while the higher fireball can be dodged by jumping or sliding. After this attack, Pluto waits in place for a second before using his Break Dash, which makes him invincible. He first uses it to charge to the other side of the arena, and once he gets there, he uses it two more times, but these times he jumps diagonally along the walls until he reaches the high corner of a wall. All the Break Dashes can be avoided by jumping over Pluto during his first charge and running towards the side he came from for the next two. Once he's at the high corner, he'll cling to it and throw three homing orbs, one after the other. They move at a quick speed, but have loose enough homing that they will fly offscreen after passing Mega Man. Once all 3 homing orbs are thrown, Pluto drops back down and repeats his attack pattern.

Weaknesses[]

Pluto is weak to Grab Buster, which defeats him in 7 hits. It also steals his life energy with each hit, allowing Mega Man to heal himself, plus Mega Man will always have this weapon on him when fighting Pluto; this is due to Mercury, the user of Grab Buster, being a first wave boss while Pluto is a second wave boss. Pluto also has a secondary weakness to Electric Shock, which does 2 damage for each hit. As with most bosses, Pluto takes 3 damage from the Mega Arm.

Data[]

Mega Man & Bass CD data[]

CDData-76-Pluto


Stage[]

Main article: Pluto Stage

Damage data chart[]

Amount of damage in units that Pluto will receive from each Special Weapon from Mega Man V.

Mega Man V[]

Mega Buster/Arm Grab Buster Bubble Bomb Photon Missile Electric Shock Black Hole Deep Digger Break Dash Salt Water Spark Chaser Tango
1:3 3 1 1 2 0 -- 0 1 1 0

Other media[]

Manga[]

StardroidsGigamix

The Stardroids in Rockman Gigamix, Pluto on the center right.

In the manga Mega Man Gigamix, the Stardroids are powerful space robots that are attacking Earth, destroying several robots in the process. Pluto defeated Tomahawk Man.[1] In the final battle, he was destroyed by Ring Man.

Pluto also appeared in a robot museum in the manga Rockman & Forte.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

Pluto is featured in the Archie Comics as one of Ra Moon's creations, who is tasked alongside his fellow Stardroids and Sunstar with conquering Earth after Ra Moon fails to do so. Issue 55 features him and his fellow Stardroids attacking Earth in a dream that Dr. Light has about the future after his attempts to work on the Time Skimmer.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Pluto is named after the dwarf planet Pluto, which is named after the Roman god of the underworld. Unlike most of the other Stardroids, his appearance does not seem to have been inspired by any attribute of this mythological deity.
  • Pluto does not like the cold, despite having fur. The planet he is named after also has some of the lowest recorded temperatures in the Solar System.
  • When Mega Man V was first released, Pluto was the eighth planet from the Sun due to its orbit, which explains why Pluto is SRN-008 as opposed to SRN-009.
  • Pluto is one of the few Robot Masters in the classic series with a tail.
  • Pluto's cat-like appearance may be a parallel to the Disney character Pluto, as the dog was named within the same year that the planet was first discovered.
  • Pluto's weakness to the Grab Buster may be a reference as to how cats usually dislike being picked up.

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